Great Books Foundation
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6,748,926 | 6,161,519 | 587,407 | 9.1 | 58% |
| 2012 | 6,227,281 | 6,079,008 | 148,273 | 9.4 | 46% |
| 2013 | 7,388,159 | 6,482,980 | 905,179 | 10.8 | 48% |
| 2014 | 6,768,327 | 6,457,983 | 310,344 | 11.8 | 50% |
| 2015 | 4,963,071 | 6,454,452 | −1,491,381 | 8.8 | 53% |
| 2016 | 4,407,979 | 5,357,545 | −949,566 | 8.2 | 5% |
| 2017 | 3,715,766 | 4,610,224 | −894,458 | 7.0 | 48% |
| 2018 | 3,442,267 | 4,033,763 | −591,496 | 6.3 | 45% |
| 2019 | 3,416,797 | 3,679,521 | −262,724 | 6.0 | 53% |
| 2020 | 2,425,160 | 3,355,593 | −930,433 | 3.3 | 56% |
| 2021 | 3,289,304 | 3,006,600 | 282,704 | 5.3 | 58% |
| 2022 | 3,453,370 | 3,603,035 | −149,665 | 3.5 | 58% |
| 2023 | 4,423,932 | 3,518,488 | 905,444 | 6.8 | 60% |
In its most recent public year (2023), this organization brought in $905,444 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 6.8 months of spending, down from 9.1 in 2011. Staff pay was 60% of spending. $67,449 of its net assets are donor-restricted.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2023. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
Great Books Foundation's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2023. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works